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Setup: |
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gentoo (no-X) installed into vbox vm on win 10 (64bit) host. |
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I've gotten a solid base going but now want to setup LXDE. Gentoo LXDE |
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wiki starts after you've already setup the X server so I went to Gentoo |
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Xorg wiki |
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Following the gentoo Xorg setup pages. I'm having some confusion |
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regarding which graphics driver is needed. |
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The pages at https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Xorg/Guide say to turn off |
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any drivers you have selected in your kernel conifg at |
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`Device Drvrs |
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-> Graphics support |
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-> Frame buffer devices': |
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Here it says to deselect any drivers in there. |
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Move on down to `Console display driver support' and select |
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`Frame buffer console support' |
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So far easy enough, but I guess I'd still need a driver for whatever |
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graphics adaptier vbox has on offer. In my case it is (from lspci): |
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VGA compatible controller: InnoTek Systemberatun GmbH virtualBox |
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Graphics adaptor |
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Back at the wiki: |
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The the discussion goes on to a few common graphics adapters and tells |
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you what to do about them. So I'm kind of lost as to what to do about |
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the vbox setup. |
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The wiki tells you to use KMS as its an improvement over other |
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approaches. |
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I like to boot with a hi-res framebuffer and do some of my chores in |
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console mode where I like that framebuffer. I'm wondering if with KMS |
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one still can have that large or hi-res framebuffer when in console |
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mode. I'm pretty sure the things I had selected in the Framebuffer |
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Kernel area were what makes the hi-res frame buffer possible (When not |
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using KMS). |
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So, following the Xorg pages I've deselected what settings I had there. |
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Haven't rebooted as yet. |
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Anyway, cutting to the chase: |
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So I'm hoping someone here is familiar with the requirements of a vbox vm |
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graphics adaptier and can recommend a driver, but I'd also like to hear |
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about how a frame buffer works in KMS. |